So when we last saw Dany, shes being captured by the Dothraki after riding off on Drogon… This season it feels like shes learning the last lesson she needs to learn. Shes not being swayed by anyone. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO Theres just few remnants of being a human being that shes shaking off. And youre back with the Dothraki for the first time since season 2… This is not the khalasar that she conquered....

Below is our chat with theThronesstar. EMILIA CLARKE: Yeah, it was hilarious. Because its not like you need it to get to the airport. Credit: HBO Its not like Pidgin French where its like, Oh, Idoneed it, so it comes back. It was doing this scene with Joe Naufahu and the camera is on him. But annoyingly, I still need to speak even though its his close-up. So I found myself making it up and the hilarity that ensued was ridiculous....

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What excites you in general about season 6? FINN JONES: Once again, HBO has thrown even more money and talent and skill at the show. You feel like its ramped up to another level, which I didnt even think was possible. Credit: HBO Martins novels], theyre really telling the story, now, for the first time. Theyve done a fantastic job. Were taking risks and telling stories that are different than previous seasons....

He now has short hair and is around six feet tall (poor Hodors back!). UPDATE: Bran Stark speaks!Hempstead-Wright breaks silence on season 6and teases a big storytelling shift. Game of Thronesreturns to HBO on April 24. Credit: HBO While HBO endlessly teases us about Jon Snow’s fate, here’s one of Ned Stark’s sons we can definitely say is coming back to Game of Thrones: Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) will return next season after spending a year off the show and EW has your first look photo....

George R. R. Martin is open to aGame of Thronesspin-off. When that time comes, Martin says he believes there are many opportunities for another show. There is certainly no lack of material, Martin told EW. Credit: Nick Briggs/HBO This has been one of them. There are eight million stories in Westeros as well … and even more in Essos and the lands beyond. A whole world full of stories, waiting to be told… if indeed HBO is interested....

This post contains a revelation from the end of theGame of Thronesseason 6 premiere. After so much struggle and disappointment, Brienne of Tarth finally accomplished one of her vows to Catelyn Stark. “It was really exciting to see Brienne burst forth again. Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO I loved seeing Brienne fighting again. Brienne saving Sansa is a rousing action sequence, but also shows character development and has an heartfelt tug. For Christie, Brienne’s exchange with Sansa was a major moment in her character’s journey....

HBO has just answered a huge lingering question aboutGame of Thrones. Bloys saidyes, that is the current plan the first time somebody at HBO has confirmed this. I would take 10 more seasons. Credit: HBO But we take their lead on what they think they can do the best version of the show. The showrunners have also planned for the eighth season to consist of merely six episodes. On that front, however, Bloys said the exact number of season eight episodes is not yet final....

That question is, of course, whether Jon Snow is still alive. Its not hard because hes dead. Maisie Williams (Arya):My answer is: Yeah, hes dead … Emilia Clarke (Daenerys):Its frustrating. Credit: CHAD HAGEN for EW Lena Headey (Cersei):If I told you, Id have to kill you. Or I just laugh. Conleth Hill (Varys):You saw him die, so why you asking me? Gwendoline Christie (Brienne): I only read my bits in the script, so I wouldnt know....

Read the scene that killed Jon Snow in this exclusive excerpt from the Emmy-winning episode Its the moment that broke the hearts of fans around the world: The Nights Watch betraying and murdering their Lord Commander (Kit Harington) in the season 5 finale ofGame of Thrones. Now for the first time, you could read the scene that killed Jon Snow just as it appeared in the finale script (below). The episode, titled Mothers Mercy, was written byThronesshowrunners David Benioff and D....

But our focus, of course, isThronesseason 6. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:How are things for Cersei going into season 6? LENA HEADEY:Just a right laugh, really. Credit: HBO Her relationship with Jaime is at an all-time weird level. Even though they’re back together, a part of her must fking hate him. He let Tyrion go. He failed to protect Myrcella. He didn’t protect Joffrey, either. She’s also super emotionally vulnerable in a way she’s never been before....

Shes been out all night, but still has more energy than anybody in the room. But this year, as I opened the scripts, its so exciting because nobody knows whats happening. Theyre going to hate it, but love it, and I cant wait. Credit: MARC HOM for EW Why do you think people are going to hate it? Just that they dont know whats going to happen. I know the showrunners dont take [criticism] personally any more and thats nice....

Fans were then stunned to see therealMelisandre for the first time very old, and possibly ancient. There have been hints about Melisandres age before. Actress van Houten was once indirectly quoted back in season 2 as saying the character is 400 years old. Credit: HBO In another interview, she noted the character is well over 100 years old. I dont think a lot of people will see that coming. It makes her immediately more vulnerable, but also more wise and even more mysterious....

Williams opted to wear rather uncomfortable opaque contacts for the blindness effect instead of having the production use CGI. Daenerys discovers that the nomadic tribe has certain rules for the former wives of fallen clan leaders. 3 Director Jeremy Podeswa and actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) share a laugh. Helen Sloan/HBO They’ll have to work together if they’re to overcome the rise of the Faith Militant. Macall B. Polay/HBO Helen Sloan/HBO...